{"id":27928,"date":"2026-03-02T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/?p=27928"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:37:08","slug":"camosun-chargers-to-host-pacwest-basketball-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2026\/03\/02\/camosun-chargers-to-host-pacwest-basketball-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Camosun Chargers to host PACWEST basketball championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The PACWEST basketball championships will be held at home on Camosun courts this year, and the Camosun Chargers teams couldn\u2019t be more excited. The championship brings together the top six teams in the league, who will face off in the quarterfinal and semifinal games; teams that win the semifinals will move on to play in the provincial championship, and that winning team gets a seat in nationals.<\/p>\n

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Camosun Chargers men\u2019s basketball small forward David Finch (photo by Camosun Chargers Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chargers men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams have made it into the top six in the league this year: the men\u2019s team is at the top of the PACWEST rankings for the first time in its history, and the women\u2019s team is in sixth place. As the championship takes place on March 5, 6, and 7, both teams are training as much as they can for a shot at provincials.<\/p>\n

David Finch, a small forward on the Chargers men\u2019s team, is proud that the team has done so well and hopes they can keep that energy going into the finals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re tied for the first spot in the league right now. This past weekend, we just beat VIU twice. We swept VIU, who was in first place, so we\u2019re tied with them for first now. And I think it\u2019s the first time in my four years that we\u2019ve ever swept VIU, that we\u2019ve beaten them two games in a row,\u201d says Finch. \u201cCamosun has never been the number one seed going into playoffs in our, whatever it is, 30-plus year history. So I think the guys are feeling really good right now and a big sense of pride and accomplishment for what we\u2019ve done this year, and hopefully we\u2019ll be able to keep that rolling into the championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chargers hope that by hosting the championship on campus this year more students will attend their games. Finch says that the Chargers have a history with low student engagement, but he hopes that the excitement of provincials will promote a larger student presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, nobody knows at Camosun, nobody knows that there\u2019s athletics programs unless you are somebody who has a class in PISE or is a friend of somebody who plays on a Camosun athletics team,\u201d he says. \u201cSo I hope that, you know, [the championship] kind of just puts our programs on the map a little bit so that we can have some support from students. There is a little bit of support, but I mean, the gym\u2019s pretty much empty most of the time we\u2019re playing. And it would be awesome if people showed up to the games and supported us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abby Rauh, a shooting guard on the women\u2019s basketball team, says she and the team are looking forward to an extra special championship game after a victorious season.<\/p>\n

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Camosun Chargers women\u2019s basketball shooting guard Abby Rauh (photo by Camosun Chargers Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty exciting for us that we get to host it in our home gym\u2026 It means a lot, especially because not all teams make it to the provincials each year. I know the girls are super excited,\u201d says Rauh. \u201cI think we\u2019re just, we finally match up well against a lot of teams, and we definitely think we\u2019re capable of taking wins off a couple. Like this entire season, the women\u2019s teams have been pretty fluid in their rankings, and there\u2019s been upsets in the league, so that\u2019s kind of what we\u2019re hoping for when we go into it. We don\u2019t like to stand firm, but we don\u2019t feel like we\u2019re sixth in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PACWEST championship will land in midterm season, providing the Camosun community with a fun break in between all the chaos that comes with the latter half of the semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cProvincials is a really exciting atmosphere,\u201d says Rauh. \u201cI\u2019m hoping it\u2019ll bring more people out. It\u2019s really exciting. There\u2019s food, the stands are always full. I\u2019m hoping for more student engagement. I know there isn\u2019t a ton, but I think it\u2019s a really fun atmosphere to be in\u2026 I know people are just kind of finishing up midterms, so, like, a nice break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rauh says that the women\u2019s team has been training hard while scouting out the competition to be well prepared for what they\u2019ll be up against once the championship starts in March. She says that the team is optimistic after all their hard work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a pretty good scout on all the other teams, so we feel pretty confident, I feel good. I mean, this is my last season, I\u2019m finishing up my schooling, so I\u2019m hoping for a good outcome and I\u2019ve worked really hard,\u201d says Rauh. \u201cI know all the other girls have worked really hard, so I definitely think it\u2019s within reach. We just gotta hammer to the nail now kind of thing. Don\u2019t go easy on it now. We made it this far.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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